Albert thiems



No. 623,746. Patented Apr. 25, I899.

A. THIEMS. REMOVABLE BOTTLE STOPPERING DEVICE.

(Application filed July 29, 1898.)

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'rArns Nrrn ALBERT THIEll/IS, OF HAMBURG, GERMANY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latnt No. 623,746, dated April 25, 1899. Application filed Jnly 29, 1898. Serial No. 687,199. N0 m l-l T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT THIEMS, merchant, a subject of the German Emperor, residing at Lehmweg 33, Hamburg, Germany, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Removable Bottle-stoppering Devices, (for which I have made application for patents in the following countries: Germany, filed the 8th of June, 1898; France, filed under No. 266,991, the 23d of June, 1898; GreatBritain, filed under No. 13,604, the 18th of June, 1898;) and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of the present invention is to serve as a stoppering device for bottles and vessels of any description. Besides an easy management it offers the advantage that after loosening the fastening-shackle it drops by itself from the bottle without leaving any metal particles, which generally soil the bottles mouths.

The three last figures of the ad joined drawings show the use of the device when applied to champagne-bottles, for which it is chiefly designed.

Figures 1, 2, and 3 show the different pieces the device is composed of. Fig. 1 shows the top shackle a, the head-plate of which adapts itself to the cork. The flap c, bent at aright angle, is fitted with an eye at its lower end c',whereas the opposite flap d terminates with a nose d. Fig. 2 shows two semicircles to put around the neck of the bottle 6, one end of which is shaped into eyes e, whereas the other likewise-bent end 6 shows a groove. Fig. 3 shows the closing-hoop. It consists of the upper part fand the handle g. Fig. 4 shows how this device operates. The hoop is hung over the nose (1' and into the grooves of the flaps c and then turned in the direction of the arrow until it reaches the position marked by the dotted line, when the curve f will slide over the nose and pull it downward, the flaps 6 being fixed until it adopts the dotted-line position, this being obtained by the distance A B being smaller than A C. At 13 a rounding out f prevents the hoop from snapping backward. A similar rounding out is to be found at A, pressing together the flaps c thus obtaining a firm support by the neck of the bottle, Fig. 6. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 show how the device is applied.

On manufacturing the hoop it must be given a shape in conformity with the neck of the bottle, Figs. 6 and 7, to prevent the hoop from interfering with the packing of the bottles and eventually avoid an unintentional opening. On the hoop may finallybe pasted a label of the firm, for greater securitys sake, and the top plate Z) may also be provided with a stamped wording. If a bottle closed in this way is to be opened, one need only pull off the handle of the hoop g in the direction contrary to that of the dotted line, when the closing device may at once be removed from off the bottleneck without the use of any tool. The corks must be protruding from the bottles to such a degree that without using any tool they may-simply be removed with the hand.

Bottles and vessels the contents of which are not under constant pressure do not want corks entering far into the necks.

When using the preceding stoppering device, it suffices to put a disk of cork or indiarubber or any other appropriate matter on the mouth of the corresponding vessels.

This same system may also in a simplified shape be adapted for vessels with linked-on or similarly fastened stoppers fitting a nose similar to e to the vessel and another similar to d to the stopper. The closing-hoop f g remains the same, as well as its mode of operation.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A stoppering device removablefrom a vessel, characterized by a ring in halves encircling the vessel and, linked into it the hasp catching the stopper, the ends ofthe split ring as well as of the hasp constituting projections opposite one another and over which is placed a hoop acting as a lever, with a sector nearly of the shape of a rectangular triangle in the direction of the cathetus its hypotenuse forming a curve and destined to produce a gradual contraction of the projec tions, the corners of the cathetus being somewhat rounded out and securing the closing position.

I11 testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT TIIIEMS.

Witnesses:

GUsrAv LEIDENROTH, CARL O. LANGE. 

